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℣. O God, ✠ come to my assistance;
℟. O Lord, make haste to help me.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Alleluia.
Psalms
{Psalms & antiphons from the Proper of Saints}
Ant. This day was born the glorious Virgin Mary, * a child of the seed of Abraham, a daughter of the tribe of Judah, a Princess of the lineage of David.
Psalm 109
The Lord said to my Lord: * Sit thou at my right hand:109:1
Until I make thy enemies * thy footstool.109:1
The Lord will send forth the sceptre of thy power out of Sion: * rule thou in the midst of thy enemies.109:2
With thee is the principality in the day of thy strength: in the brightness of the saints: * from the womb before the day star I begot thee.109:3
The Lord hath sworn, and he will not repent: * Thou art a priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedech.109:4
The Lord at thy right hand * hath broken kings in the day of his wrath.109:5
He shall judge among nations, he shall fill ruins: * he shall crush the heads in the land of many.109:6
He shall drink of the torrent in the way: * therefore shall he lift up the head.109:7
℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Ant. This day was born the glorious Virgin Mary, a child of the seed of Abraham, a daughter of the tribe of Judah, a Princess of the lineage of David.
Ant.
This day is the Birthday of the holy Virgin Mary, * whose famous life still sheddeth lustre upon all the Churches.
Psalm 112
Praise the Lord, ye children: * praise ye the name of the Lord.112:1
(bow head)112:2
Blessed be the name of the Lord, * from henceforth now and for ever.
From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same, * the name of the Lord is worthy of praise.112:3
The Lord is high above all nations; * and his glory above the heavens.112:4
Who is as the Lord our God, who dwelleth on high: * and looketh down on the low things in heaven and in earth?112:5
Raising up the needy from the earth, * and lifting up the poor out of the dunghill:112:7
That he may place him with princes, * with the princes of his people.112:8
Who maketh a barren woman to dwell in a house, * the joyful mother of children.112:9
℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Ant. This day is the Birthday of the holy Virgin Mary, whose famous life still sheddeth lustre upon all the Churches.
Ant.
Mary was a maiden of illustrious birth, * the daughter of a Kingly race. We earnestly entreat her to help our minds and souls by her prayers.
Psalm 121
I rejoiced at the things that were said to me: * We shall go into the house of the Lord.121:1
Our feet were standing * in thy courts, O Jerusalem.121:2
Jerusalem, which is built as a city, * which is compact together.121:3
For thither did the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord: * the testimony of Israel, to praise the name of the Lord.121:4
Because their seats have sat in judgment, * seats upon the house of David.121:5
Pray ye for the things that are for the peace of Jerusalem: * and abundance for them that love thee.121:6
Let peace be in thy strength: * and abundance in thy towers.121:7
For the sake of my brethren, and of my neighbours, * I spoke peace of thee.121:8
Because of the house of the Lord our God, * I have sought good things for thee.121:9
℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Ant. Mary was a maiden of illustrious birth, the daughter of a Kingly race. We earnestly entreat her to help our minds and souls by her prayers.
Ant.
With all our heart and with all our soul let us sing praise to Christ * on this the solemn Feast-day of Mary, the mighty Mother of God.
Psalm 126
Unless the Lord build the house, * they labour in vain that build it.126:1
Unless the Lord keep the city, * he watcheth in vain that keepeth it.126:1
It is vain for you to rise before light, * rise ye after you have sitten, you that eat the bread of sorrow.126:2
When he shall give sleep to his beloved, * behold the inheritance of the Lord are children: the reward, the fruit of the womb.126:2
As arrows in the hand of the mighty, * so the children of them that have been shaken.126:4
Blessed is the man that hath filled the desire with them; * he shall not be confounded when he shall speak to his enemies in the gate.126:5
℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Ant. With all our heart and with all our soul let us sing praise to Christ on this the solemn Feast-day of Mary, the mighty Mother of God.
Ant.
Let us keep with rejoicing the Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary, * that she may pray for us to our Lord Jesus Christ.
Psalm 147
Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem: * praise thy God, O Sion.147:1
Because he hath strengthened the bolts of thy gates * he hath blessed thy children within thee.147:2
Who hath placed peace in thy borders: * and filleth thee with the fat of corn.147:3
Who sendeth forth his speech to the earth: * his word runneth swiftly.147:4
Who giveth snow like wool: * scattereth mists like ashes.147:5
He sendeth his crystal like morsels: * who shall stand before the face of his cold?147:6
He shall send out his word, and shall melt them: * his wind shall blow, and the waters shall run.147:7
Who declareth his word to Jacob: * his justices and his judgments to Israel.147:8
He hath not done in like manner to every nation: * and his judgments he hath not made manifest to them.147:9
℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Ant. Let us keep with rejoicing the Birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary, that she may pray for us to our Lord Jesus Christ.
Chapter Hymn Verse
{from the Common or Feast} Sir 24:14 From the beginning, and before the world, was I created, and unto the world to come I shall not cease to be, and in the holy dwelling place I have ministered before him. ℟. Thanks be to God. Hymn The first verse of the following hymn is said genuflecting. Ave, star of ocean, Child divine who barest, Mother, ever-Virgin, Heaven's portal fairest. Taking that sweet Ave Erst by Gabriel spoken, Eva's name reversing, Be of peace the token. Break the sinners' fetters, Light to blind restoring, All our ills dispelling, Every boon imploring. Show thyself a mother In thy supplication; He will hear who chose thee At his incarnation. Maid all maids excelling, Passing meek and lowly, Win for sinners pardon, Make us chaste and holy. As we onward journey Aid our weak endeavour, Till we gaze on Jesus And rejoice forever. Father, Son, and Spirit, Three in One confessing, Give we equal glory Equal praise and blessing. Amen. ℣. This day is the Birthday of the holy Virgin Mary. ℟. Whose famous life still sheddeth lustre upon all the Churches.
Canticle: Magnificat
{Antiphon from the Proper of Saints}
Ant. Thy Birth, * O Virgin Mother of God, was a message of joy to the whole world, for out of thee rose the Sun of righteousness, even Christ our God. Who hath taken away the curse and brought a blessing, confounded death, and given unto us everlasting life.
Canticle of the Blessed Virgin
Luke 1:46-55
My soul ✠ * doth magnify the Lord.1:46
And my spirit hath rejoiced * in God my Saviour.1:47
Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid; * for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.1:48
Because he that is mighty, hath done great things to me; * and holy is his name.1:49
And his mercy is from generation unto generations, * to them that fear him.1:50
He hath shewed might in his arm: * he hath scattered the proud in the conceit of their heart.1:51
He hath put down the mighty from their seat, * and hath exalted the humble.1:52
He hath filled the hungry with good things; * and the rich he hath sent empty away.1:53
He hath received Israel his servant, * being mindful of his mercy:1:54
As he spoke to our fathers, * to Abraham and to his seed for ever.1:55
℣. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost.
℟. As it was in the beginning, is now, * and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Ant. Thy Birth, O Virgin Mother of God, was a message of joy to the whole world, for out of thee rose the Sun of righteousness, even Christ our God. Who hath taken away the curse and brought a blessing, confounded death, and given unto us everlasting life.
Prayer
{from the Proper of Saints}
℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
Let us pray.
Grant unto us thy servants, we beseech thee, O Lord, the gift of thy heavenly grace, unto whom Thou didst give the first sight of a Saviour as the offspring of a Blessed Virgin, and grant that this Feast, which they keep in honour of the same Virgin, may avail them unto the increase of peace.
Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end.
℟. Amen.
Conclusion
℣. O Lord, hear my prayer.
℟. And let my cry come unto thee.
℣. Let us bless the Lord.
℟. Thanks be to God.
℣. May the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
℟. Amen.
